Sled.



C. S. BEEBE.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.30. 1917.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

'NTTE %TATBE@ PATENT GHARLES S. BEEBE, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TOB. B. MANUFACTUBINGCOM- PAINY, OF BACINE, WISCONSIN, A. CORPORATION OFVTISCONSIN.

SLED.

Patented Jan. 15., 191%..

Application filed April 30, 1917. Serial No. 165,363.

7 To all whom it may concern:

l 3e it known that 1, CHARLES S. Bnnnn, a cit1zen of the United States,residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of W1scons1n, haveinvented certam new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which'thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to sleds and the object of the invention is toimprove the construction of sleds in the manner to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Referring to the drawings which accompany this specification and form apart hereof, which drawings illustrate an embodiment of this invention,and on which drawings the same reference characters are used todesignate the same parts wherever they may appear in each of the severalviews, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sled; Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the sled and- Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the sled on the line3-3 on Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 designaterunners. These runners are preferably made from angle iron, as clearlyshown by the drawings and have substantially horizontal central partswith upwardly curved front ends similar in these respects to ordinarysled runners. The rear ends of the runners are bent upwardly ratherabruptly to form inclined parts 3 for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed. The front ends of the runners are united by a bar 4, which isconnected to the front ends of the runners by bolts or pivots 5 and 6.Running boards 7 and 8 are secured to the runners 1 and 2 in anysuitable manner as, for example, by the rivets 9 and 10 and angle irons11 and 12, which are secured to the running boards and the runners byrivets as clearly shown by the drawings. The angle irons 11 and 12 arelocated about mid way of the lengths of the runners and the runners arefree to be bent or flexed sidewise in front of these angle irons in themanner to be hereinafter described. The front ends of the running boards7 and 8 are bent upwardly, following the general curves of the frontends of the runners. to provide foot-rests 13 and 14. A seat 15 issupported near its rear end by a bent bracket 16, which is preferablysecured to the seat are provided with metal tips and 21 rivted theretoand bent around a rod 22, which passes through the seat 15. The ends ofthe rod 22 may be upset or headed over against washers 23 and 24c. Metalstraps 25 and 26 are pivoted to the seat 15 by a single pivot 27 and arealso pivoted to the bar 1 by a single pivot 28. A steering yoke 29 isrigidly fastened to the metal straps 25 and 26 so that pressure againsteither end of the steering yoke will rock the metal straps 25 and 26about the pivot 27 and move the bar l sidewise and bend or flex therunners sidewise forward of the angle irons 11 and 12. In theconstruction illustrated by the drawings, the steering yoke 29 issecured to the metal straps 25 and 26 both by the pivot 28 which extendsthrough the bar 4:, and by the bolt 30. The ends of the steering yoke 29may be provided with holes 31 and 32 for attaching a rope thereto.

A handle 33is pivoted upon the rod 22 so that it can be lowered flushwith the seat 15 or can be raised to an elevated position. In theconstruction illustrated by the drawings, the handle is composed of twomembers S4 and 35 located on opposite sides of the seat 15 and united bya bar 36. A but ton 37 pivoted on the rivet or bolt 17 can be turned soas to hold the handle flush with the seat, or can be turned so as torelease the handle. The metal tips 20 and 21 are pro-v vided with parts38 and 39 which project out into the path of movement of the handle, asit is swung upwardly around the rod 22, to serve as stops to limit themovement per mitted to the handle, so that the handle can afiord a rigidbrace for the user of the sled. When the handle is lowered flush withthe seat 15, the members 3 1 and 35 rest upon the top part of the bentbracket 16 as clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings. In the use of thesled, the user can sit upon the seat 15, and the handle 33, with hisfeet upon the horizontal parts of the running boards or against theirfoot-rests 13 and 1 1. The sled can be steered by bending or flexing therunners either by pressing with a foot against the steering yoke 29 orpulling on rope 40 secured thereto. By standing on the Jill) can havepractically all the pleasure of skeeing and can either coast with hishands free or can maintain lllS balance by meansiof the rope or thehandle 33. By providing the stops 38 and 39 for the handle 33, a rigidsupport" is obtained for the handle,

which makes it safe for small: childrento coast on the sled in astanding position. The sled can also be used-in the same manner asan'or'dinary sled.

It will be: noticed particularly from: inspection of Figs. 2'and 3 ofthe drawings thatthe total Width of the seat 15 and handle '33isthesa-me asthe distance-between the running boards'7 and 8 and, astheseat is elevated above therunning boards, it provides asuipport whichcan 'be' gripped betweemth'elegs oflithe rider, when-he'-is--standin'gzup on theFIItIllllIlg-bOMdS,=SO tl12ttl1E02lI1 maintainihisposition more-securely.

If: the use-n. desires tor-stop -theiprogress of the? S16CL- 'h6canshift his :feet back: on the running board so that his. weight will;be

oven the rear. inclined parts. 3 of the-runners andltherebytilt upthe-front endiof'thevsled and produce a braking effect in the same 7general manner that a skater sometimes tilts 'his'skates tolslo'w downor stop.

If-the sled is used on snow soft enough permit therunners 1 and '2 to.sink in' to until the slediis supported by thev running boards-7 andS,the running boards 7and 8 will act as; skees and, being fastened to- 1.In a sled, the combination with a seat, of running boards below the seatand at the sid'esth'er'eof and provided with upwardly inclined parts,and runners below the running boards.

2. In a sled,,the combination wlthaseat,

x of running .boards'be'low the seat-andat the sides thereof andprovided with upwardly' inclined parts, runners below the running boardsand with. their 'forward ends free to be flexed sidewise, and meansforiflexingthe forward ends ofv the runners sid'ewise.

3. In a slecLthe eombination witha seat and running boards, of runnersbelow the runningQboa-rds andhaving their: rear ends inclined upward.

4:. Ina s1ed, the. combination with. a seat and runningi-boardssbelowthe seat andlat the asidesf thereof; ,-of a handle adapted-to be raisedabove the seat. 4

5. In a sled, the combination withaseat, running boards and runners,ofla rigidv handle. pivoted, to the seatso that. it can lbe turned intotli'eplane. oflthe-'seat'- orv tubev turneddown flush with the. seat orielevated.

abovethe seat,,and a stop forutheehandle when in 7 its elevatedposition.

In witness whereof I .heretoafiix my signature; V

CHARLES; BEEBE.

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Washington, D. C?

